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UNITE STATES PATEN JAMES A. BUTLER, OF WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS, ANDLORENZ FLIOK, OF SAYLESVILLE,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1809.

Application filed. July 21, 1908. Serial No. %,663.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES A. BUTLER, of Winthrop, in the county ofSuffolk, State of Massachusetts, and LORENZ FLioK, of Saylesville, inthe county of Providence, State of Rhode Island, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Fabric Inspecting and Marking Machines;and we hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in machines adapted to feedforward fabric for ins ection and the invention resides principally inmechanical means for marking or indicating portions of the fabriccontaining faults or to indicate portions of such fabric not necessarilycontaining faults, to which it is desired to subsequently attractattention.

One object of this invention is to so construct a fabric markingmachine, through which fabric to be inspected may be passed, thatparticular parts of said fabric may receive surface marks and that theportion of fabric receiving such surface mark may have affixed theretoan outwardly extending indicator which, when the fabric is rolled orfolded, is designed to call attention to that portion of the fabric towhich said surface mark has been applied.

Another object of this invention is to so construct a fabric feedingmachine, adapted to fold fabric fed therethrough, that an indicatinglabel may be mechanically applied to the marginal portion of suchfabric.

Another object of the invention is to improve the construction of thelabel aiifiXing means.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription.

The invention consists in the peculiar con struction of the color markprinting device.

The invention also consists in the novel label affixing mechanism.

The invention still further consists in such other novel features ofconstruction and combination of parts as shall hereinafter be more fullydescribed and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1, represents a side elevation of a fabric feeding and foldingmachine to which the improved marking mechanism is applied, parts of themachine being broken away to more clearly show portions of the labelaffixing means. Fig. 2, represents a plan view of the fabric feedingmachine showing the location and, to some extent, the construction ofthe parts thereof. Fig. 3, represents an enlarged sectional view of thelabel affixing means, and some of its connections taken on line 33 Fig.4. This figure also illustrates the application of the label. Fig. 4,repre sents a similar view taken on line 44 Fig. 3. Fig. 5, representsan enlarged side elevation of the color mark printing means and parts ofthe machine adjacent thereto. Fig. 6, represents a sectional view ofsome of the parts shown in F 5 taken on line 6-6 Figs. 2 and 7. Fig. 7,represents a sectional view thereof taken on line 7-7 Fig. 5. Fig. 8,represents a sectional view of parts of the color ribbon carrier takenon line 8-8 Fig. 9. Fig. 9, represents a sectional view of the colorribbon carrying means taken on line 99 Fig. 8.

Similar numerals and letters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout.

Machines of the character to which this invention is applicable,particularly in the spe cific structure shown herein, are designed tofeed forward fabric in such manner that the same may be inspected andany faults, such as thin spots, detected. As heretofore used suchmachines have fed the fabric forward with considerable rapidity and ithas been found desirable that the machine should act to fold the fabric,so fed forward, in layers of approximately equal length whereby theoperator could estimate the length of the folded material by the numberof laps or layers and,

upon the discovery of a fault in the uppermost layer during such foldingoperation, could designate the particular layer, to which it was desiredto call the attention of subsequent inspectors, by placing on saidfaulty layer a marker, usually a piece of pa per or other, preferablyflexible, material which was supposed to be held in place by thesubsequently superposed layers of, such fabric. After the inspection andfolding of the desired number of layers of fabric the folded materialwas torn off from the main length and forwarded to another inspector whowas supposed to examine the layers of fabric designated by the insertedmarkers and determine the disposition to be made of such portions. Thismethod has many objectionable features among which are the facts thatthe fabric is fed forward so rapidly in the folding machine that theinspector or operator must ill be extremely alert to detect a fault.and, simultaneously to place the marker in position, also that suchloosely placed marker often slips out from between the folds of fabricand the particular fault designed to be designated thereby is not calledto the attention of the second inspector, while, if such secondinspector is lax in his duties there is no indication of the fact andthe blame for the appearance of the fault in the finished goods falls011 the first inspector.

In carrying this invention into practice it has been our main object toprovide a ma chine in the operation of which the attention of theinspector can be wholly directed to the detection of'faults in thefabric fed forward by the machine, or to such parts of the fabric as itis desired to mark, and that marking mechanism can be brought intooperation by the intuitive act of the operator with the least possiblemovement and that the mark and indicator may be positive and act as aguard against the negligence of the second inspector. To this end wetake a machine of any well known character designed to feed forwardfabric for inspection and to such ma chine we apply a lever actuatedimpression mechanism adapted preferably to print a color upon thesurface of the fabric near its margin and with some movable part of suchimpression mechanism we connect a label affixing means which is designedto be actuated by or through the operation of such impression devicewhereby an outwardly extending label is affixed or delivered to themarginal portion of the fabric adjacent the point at which the colormark has been ap plied. Thus, it will be noticed, the label beingpreferably aflixed to the fabric is not liable to fall out while thecolor imprint indicates, of itself, the detection of the fault by thefirst inspector if the label be removed.

As shown in the drawings the invention is applied to a fabric pulling orfeeding and folding machine of well known construction in which 10 and11 are side frames connected by suitable braces and having the usual support 12, to receive the folded fabric, and the inclined plates 1.3 and1.4 extending transversely of the machine near the ends of said. fabricsupport 12. From the frames 10 and 11 extend upwardly the inclined arms15 and 16 having respectively the extensions 17 and 18 furnished withthe transverse guide bars 19, 20 and 21. The upper ends of the arms 15and 16 carry the pivotally mounted sleeves 22 and 23 in the bores ofwhich are respectively slidable the folder arms 24, 25 which carry attheir lower ends the usual folder guide 26 to the ends of which. arepivotally connected the rods 2728 having their lower ends pivotallymounted in the floor brackets 29 and 30 respectively. Also pivotallyconnected with the ends of the guide 26 are the drive rods 31-32 pivotedat their other ends to the pivots of the crank arms 33 34 of the driveshaft 35 journaled in bearings of the frames 10 and 11 and furnishedwith the fly wheel 36 and the cam 37 which has the extreme throw 37 andthe curved way 37. Pivotally mounted be tween the frames 10 and 1]. isthe lever 38 having the roller 39 which is held against the cam 37 bythe spring 40 connected with said lever 38 and a fixed part of themachine.

The machine thus described with the exception of cam 37 and the lever38, may be considered to represent any old and well known fabric feedingmachine which in a broad sense, may be considered as a whole anoperative group of mechanism essential to the new invention but which inits specific construction must not be understood as restricting theinvention. In such machines the fabric a-a is led over'the guide 19,under the guide 20 and over the guide 21 to and through the folder guide26 by the vibration of which said fabric is laid in folds on the fabricsupport 12 with the ends of said folds extending beneath the inclinedplates 13 and 14, the fabric being inspected before it reaches the guide19.

Mounted on the extensions 17 and 18 of arms 15 and 16 are brackets 4142in which is journaled the shaft 43 having thereon the arm 44 andfurnished with the sleeve 45, keyed to said shaft 43 to permit slidingadjustment of said sleeve on said shaft, said sleeve having the handlever 46, the arm 47 and the cam 48, see Fig. 6. At the inner side ofthe extension 17 is sildably mounted on the shaft 43 the plate 49 whichrests on the guide 21 and has the cross member 49, and pivotally mountedon a stud extending from said plate is the lever 50 having at its upperend a slot in which the pin 47 of the arm 47 is slidable, while at thelower end of said lever 50 is pivoted the pawl 51 having the stop 52adapted to engage the edge of the lever 50 to limit the swing of saidpawl under the action of its spring 53 which is connected with said pawland a stud extending from the plate member 49. At this lower portion ofthe plate 49 is the stud 54 on which is journaled the sleeve 55 havingthe tooth 56, extending into the path of the pawl 51, and the impressionlever 57 having the rotatable impression disk 58 at its free end. Thislever 57 is drawn downward constantly by the retraction spring 59,secured to said lever and to a stud extending from the plate member 49and a spring buffer, is furnished comprising the rod 60 slidably mountedat this portion of the plate 49 and having the expansion spring 61 whichtends to limit the movement of the rod 60 when struck by the lever 57under the retractive action of its spring 59.

Removably secured to the plate 49 is a casing 62 comprising thecompartments 63 and 64 separated by the vertical channel 65,

in which the free end of the impression lever 57 works, and havingopenings in the lower portions of its walls which communicate with theinteriors of compartments 63 and 64 near the guide rolls 66 and 67. Atthe upper end of casing 62 is hinged the side closure 68 and the lowerend of channel 59 is furnished with the plate 69 having the opening 70,and below this opening is the impression receiving member 71 pivotallymounted in extensions from the casing 62 and having the counter weightedarm 72.

Extending transversely through compartment 64 is the spindle 73 on whichis rotatably mounted the spool 74 carrying color ribbon l)-b, of anywell known nature similar to that usable in typewriters, which ribbonextends under the guides 66 and 67 and to the receiving spool 75removably mounted and frictionally held on the shaft 76 ournaled in abearing in the wall of the compartment 63 and having at its outer endthe ratchet 77. On the exterior of that part of casing which formscompartment 63 is slidably mounted the pawl plate 78 having the pivotedspring pressed pawl 79 which is designed to engage the teeth of theratchet 77 and effect the rotation of said ratchet against theresistance of one arm of the spring 80 when said plate 78 is moveddownward by the pressure thereon of cam 48 bearing thereagainst, while,on the upward movement of cam 48 the other arm of said spring 80, inengagement with the plate 78, tends to move said plate 78 upward.

Journaled in bearings located approximately at the unction of the arms15 and 16 with the side frames 10 and 11 is the rock shaft having thedetent 86 and keyed to this shaft is the arm 87 to which is pivotallyconnected the lower end of the connecting rod 88 the upper end of whichis pivotally connected with the arm 44 so that when the shaft 43 isrocked by the movement of the hand lever 46 the rocking of the shaft 85will be effected through said members 44, 88 and 87 to swing the freehook end of the detent 86 upward. This hook end of said detent 86normally engages the 89 of the lever 90 which is keyed to the sleeve 91,rotatable on shaft 92 carried by the side frames 10 and 11, and thelower end of said lever 90 is connected by the rod 93 with the lever 38so that while the detent 86 is engaged with the arm 89 of said leveraction of spring 40 to draw lever 38 is prevented while said spring itpermitted to act by the release of said detent to effect the swinging ofthe lever 90 whereby the sleeve 91 is rocked and the lever 94, carriedby said lever, and its quadrant rack 95 is swung.

Mounted on the shaft 92 and fixed from movement by the screws 9696 is aframe having the upwardly extending arm 97 carrying at its upper end theshaft 98 on which is journaled the sleeve 99 having the pinion 100 whichmeshes with the quadrant rack 95 and is rotatable with respect to thebevel gear-10]. mounted on said shaft 98. From said sleeve 99 extendsthe shaft 102, Fig. 3, on which is j ournaled the sleeve 103 having atone end the bevel gear 104, which meshes witn the bevel gear 101 and atthe outer or free end the crank 106 the pin of which is engaged in atransverse slot at the upper end of the pusl er 107 on which is slidablethe guide formed in the head 108 which head. is fixed on the sleeve 103and has a flat lower end furnished with spurs 109.

The cross brace or bar 1.10 extends between the frame members 10 and 11at adistan'ce from the shaft 92 and on this cross bar is supported theglue reservoir 111 braced from one bearing of shaft 92 and having thehinged cover 112 furnished with openings 113 with which the head 108 ofthe label carrier is designed to register at times. In the wall of thisglue reservoir is journaled the shaft 114 having, on that portion withinthe reservoir, the arm 116 furnished with the glue carrying headdesigned to enter the perforations 113 when sprung upward. Said shaft114 is rocked by means of its lever 117 to which motion is transmittedby the rod 118 from the lever 94. From the glue reservoir 111 extendsthe block 119 which is designed to support a portion of the label stripat times and on the outer end of the shaft 114 is the cutting member 120which is free to work between said block 119 and the cutting member 121carried by the projection 122 of the glue frame member 123 and fixedwit-h relation to the movement of the cutter 120. The lower portion ofthe projection 122 is extended to form the guide member 122 and asimilar member 124 is positioned on said frame member 122 below saidprojecting member 122.

The ribbon cc, from which labels 1 are cut, is carried on the spool 125rotatably mounted on the stud shaft 126 extending from the plate 123,frictional resistance to the free rotation of said spool being offered ythe spring plate 127 secured on said. shaft 126 and bearing on saidspool. From the spool 1.25 the ribbon cc usually of paper, is carriedbetween the presser roll 128, rotatably mounted on a shaft carried bythe pivoted spring pressed arm 129, and the friction feed roll 130 whichis rotatable on the shaft 131, extending from plate 123, and isfurnished with the ratchet 132 with which the spring actuated holdingratchet 133 engages, see Fig. 4. Operation of the feed roll 130 iseffected by means of the lever 134 pivoted on shaft 131 and having thepivoted spring pressed pawl 135 designed to engage the teeth of saidratchet 132 on its forward move ment. The lever 134 is actuated by thebelt 136 working over pulley 137 and connected with said lever and thepin 138 extending from the lever 117, while said lever 134 is retractedby spring 139 connected with said lever and with the fixed arm 140.

After the strip of fabric ca has been led through the machine over theguide 19, under guide 20 and over guide 21 the marking mechanismcomprising sleeve 45 and its lever 46 and the parts directly relatedthereto are adjusted transversely of the machine so that the edgeportion of said fabric may be fed forward between the block 71 of thecounterweighted lever 72 and the opening in. the plate 69. The shaft 35being now driven in any usual manner the fabric is drawn into themachine by the vibration of the folder guide 26 which lays the foldsregularly 'be tween and beneath the inclined plates 13 and 14, and theoperator stands in position to carefully examine the fabric passing toguide 19. If now a fault in the fabric is detected before it reachessaid guide 19 the operator presses lever 46 in the direction indicatedby arrows in Figs. 5 and 6 to swingthe lever 50 and to rock the shaft43. In this forward movement of lever 50 its pawl 51 engages with theprojection 56 of the pivoted arm 57 and swings the free end of said armupward against the action of its spring until a point is reached wherethe pawl 51 is free to pass the end of the projection 56 when saidspring is free to retract and draw downward the arm 57 until said arm isintercepted by the spring buffer rod 60, the spring of which is overcomeby the impetus of the lever 57 and the impression member 58 strikes thecolor ribbon and prints therefrom a mark on the fabric a-a and thenrebounds under the action of the spring buffer 60 61 During saidmovement of the lever 46 the pawl plate 78 is moved downward and itspawl 79 acts on the ratchet 77 to partially rotate shaft 76 and its takeup spool to draw forward the color ribbon 5-?) from the spool incompartment 64, and when the lever 46 is permitted to swing back to theinoperative position the spring 80 acts to move said pawl plate 78upward; at

the same time the pawl 51 is carried back to its normal position and isfree to swing on its pivot to clear the end of the projection 56 oflever 57. When shaft 43 is rocked the rod 88 is actuated through lever44 to swing lever 87 and rock shaft whereby the hook end of the detent86 is disengaged from the member 89 of lever 90 whereby this member 89is allowed to move under the action of spring 40 and the connectionstherewith controlled, however, by the cam 37 against which the bearingroll 39 of the spring actuated lever 38 bears. While the high point37 ofthe cam 37 is passing the roll 39 no inward movement of said roll andits lever 38 can take place but at any other point in the rotation ofsaid cam said roll may move under action of spring 40 sufficiently toeffect the swinging of arm 89 to a point beyond the hook end of detent86, and hence said member 89 is free to swing when the contractedportion of cam 37 is passing roll 39. Under said movement of the lever90 the sleeve 91 is rotated on its shaft 92 and the arm 94 with its rack95 is swung to rotate pinion and the sleeve carrying shaft 102 and, atapproximately the same time, to actuate rod 118, through the dependingextension of arm 94, and the lever 117 whereby the free end of the gluedelivery arm 115 is moved downward from the label 1, then in placebeneath the label carrier 108 and severed from the strip or ribbon c. Assaid sleeve of pinion 100 rotates it swings upward arm 102 and the label1 engaged on pins 109 moves upward with its carrier 108 mounted onsleeve 103. In this movement gear 104 011 said sleeve 103 being engagedwith the gear 101 is caused to rotate and effects the rotation of itssleeve 103 as said sleeve and its shaft 102 is swung over as isindicated in Fig. 3 until the label carried by the carrier 108 ispositioned over the upper reach or fold of the fabric a with the gluedside downward when the relative movement between said carrier 108 andits plunger 107 effects theprojection of said plunger through the boreof the carrier to push the label 1 from the spurs 109 and to press saidlabel down on to the upper surface of the fabric. W'hen, in the rotationof drive shaft 35 the higher portion of cam 37 begins to act againstbearing 39 of lever 38, said lever is swung backward against the actionof spring 40 and lever 90 is swung in the reverse direction to bring theparts to their original positions, in which movement the sleeve 103 isswung backward and partially rotated until its carrier approaches thelabel support 112 with its spurs 109 in position to engage a labelthereon. During the movement of the arm 94 which effects the swinging ofshaft 102 and its sleeve 103 the swinging of the lever 117 acts on thebelt 136 to actuate pawl lever 134 and to partially rotate the frictionfeed wheel 1.30, through its ratchet, whereby the strip or ribbon c isfed forward over the perforations 113 of the glue reservoir sufficientlyto provide material for the next label and, during the reverse movementof the mechanism the cutter member 120 swings upward and severs saidstrip while the free end of the glue delivery arm. 115 which has takenup a supply of glue delivers said glue through the perforations 113 tothe under surface of the label, and the machine is ready for anotheroperation.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent. 7

1. The combination with means for feeding forward fabric to beinspected, of printing means therefor, label affixing means, operatingmeans for said label affixing means, and

a detent for said operating means connected with said printing means.

2. The combination with means for feeding forward fabric, a labelaffiXer, and operating means for said label afiixer controlled by thefabric feeding means, of printing means, i

and a detent for said label affiXer operatively connected with saidprinting means.

3. The combination with fabric feeding means furnished with a cam, alabel affiXer, and operating means for said label afhXer having anelement in operative relation with said cam, of a printing mechanism, adetent adapted to engage a movable part of said label affixer operatingmeans, and connections between said printing mechanism and said detent.

1. The combination with fabric feeding means, of printing means, andlabel delivering means operating in sequence to said printing means todeliver a label to said fabric.

The combination with means for continuously feeding forward fabric, orprinting means through which said fabric is fed, a label aifnrer locatedbeyond the point to which said fabric is fed, and means for operatingsaid label afiixer to affix a label to said fabric.

6. The combination with means for continuously feeding forward fabric,and a receiver for said fabric, of printing means through which saidfabric is fed, and a label affixer operating to affix a label to saidfabric after said fabric reaches said receiver.

7 The combination with means for feeding forward fabric, and a receiverfor said fabric, of printing means, and a label affixer furnished with alabel carrier for delivering a label to said fabric after said fabricreaches the receiver.

8. The combination with means for continuously feeding forward fabric,and a receiver for said fabric, of printing means, and a label afliXerlocated at a distance from said receiver and having means for deliveringa label to fabric on said receiver.

9. The combination with means for con tinuously feeding forward fabric,of a manually operated printing means, a label aflixer, operating meanstherefor, and means con nected with said printing means for normallyholding saidoperating means out of operation.

10. The combination with means for continuously feeding forward fabric,of a manually operated printing means located at a point past which saidfabric is fed, a label aflixing machine located at a distance from suchpoint and furnished with a label carrier for delivering a label to saidfabric adjacent the part of said fabric on which said printing device isdesigned to act.

11. The combination with means for feeding forward fabric to a point ofdelivery and l i y for then directing said fabric away from such 1point, of printing means located to act on said fabric before the fabricreaches said delivery point, and means for subsequently delivering alabel to said fabric.

12. The combination with means for feeding forward fabric to a point ofdelivery and for then directing a portion of said fabric away from saidpoint, of printing means positioned to act on said fabric as such fabricmoves toward such point, and means for delivering a label to suchprinted portion subsequent to the time the fabric reaches said deliverypoint.

13. The combination with vibratory means for feeding forward fabric, aprinting means positioned to act on said fabric before it reaches saidvibrator, and means for delivering a label to said fabric.

14. The combination with vibratory means for feeding forward fabric, ofprinting means positioned to act on said fabric before it reaches saidvibrator, and means for delivering a label to the printed portion ofsaid fabric after it is acted upon by said vibrator.

15. The combination with vibratory fabric feeding and folding means, andmeans for re ceiving said fabric when folded, of printing meanspositioned to act on said fabric in its movement toward said folder, andmeans for delivering a label to the upper layer of the folded fabric.

16. The combination with vibratory fabric feeding and folding means, andmeans for re ceiving the folded fabric, of manually operated printingmeans positioned. to act on said fabric during its movement toward saidfolder, label delivering means for delivering a label to the upper layerof the folded fabric, operating means for said label delivery, a detentfor said operating means, and operative connections between said detentand a movable element of said printing means.

17. T he combination with vibratory fabric feeding and folding means,and means for receiving the folded fabric, of a label afiixer positionedbeyond the limit of movement of said vibrator, and furnished with meansfor delivering a label between the limits of movement of said vibrator,and means for operating said label affixer.

18. The combination with vibratory fabric feeding and folding means,operating means i therefor and a receiver for the folded fabric, of alabel afIiXer furnished with means for delivering a label to said fabricbetween the limits of movement of said vibrator, and operating means forsaid label afiixer comprising a controlling element controlled by thevibrator operating means.

19. The combination with vibratory fabric feeding and foldi ngmeans,operating means therefor furnished with a controlling element, and areceiver for the folded fabric, i of a label affixer, toward and fromwhich said vibrator is movable, means, forming art of said labelafiixer, for delivering a label between the limits of movement of saidvibrator, and operating means for said label affiXer including acontrolling element cooperating with the controlling element of thevibrator operating means whereby said label delivery means is held fromdelivery movement during the forward movement of the vibrator.

20. The combination with fabric feeding means, of printing meanscomprising a movable impression element, retracting means for saidelement including a lever, a label afliXer, operating means thereforincluding a controlling lever, a detent for engaging said lever, andmeans operatively connecting said detent and the lever of saidretracting means, as and for the purpose described.

21. The combination with fabric feeding means, of printing meanscomprising inking means, impression means, retracting means for saidimpression means including a manually operated lever, a lever operateddetent operatively connected with said retracting means, a labela'HiXer, and operating means therefor comprising a lever adapted to been gaged by said detent, and a spring actuated control lever connectedwith said detent engaged lever, as described.

22. The combination with fabric feeding means, and driving meanstherefor, of printing means, a label aflixer, operating means therefor,means in operative relation to the printing means for locking said labelafiixer operating means against movement, and means in operativerelation. to the fabric feed driving means for controlling the operationof said label afiixer when the same is released from said locking means.

23. The combination with fabric feeding means, of a rock shaft extendingtransversely of said line of feed and having a lever,

printing mean-s slidable for adjustment on said rock shaft and includinga lever for rocking said shaft, a label afliXer, operatin meanstherefor, a detent for locking said operating means and connectionsbetween said detent and said rock shaft lever.

24. The combination with vibratory fabric feeding and folding means, anddriving means therefor, of mechanism, controlled through said drivingmeans, for taking a label from a point at a distance from the end of thefolded fabric, and for carrying and delivering said label to the uppersurface of the folded fabric with the glued side down.

25. The combination with vibratory fabric feeding and folding means,driving means therefor, and a receiver for the folded fabric, of a labelaffixer comprising a shaft and a sleeve mounted to swing and having arelative rotary movement, one of said elements having a label carrier,means for swinging said elements, means for rotating one of saidelements with respect to the other, and operating mechanism thereforcontrolled from the vibrator driving means.

26. The combination with vibratory fabric feeding and folding means,driving means therefor having a cam, and a receiver for the foldedfabric, of label gluing means, a shaft pivotally mounted at a pointintermediate said gluing means and said receiver, a sleeve journaled onsaid shaft and furnished with a label carrier, means for rotating saidsleeve, and means for swinging said shaft comprising a pair of connectedlevers the movement of one of which levers is controlled by the cam ofthe vibrator driving means, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

JAMES A. BUTLER. LORENZ FLICK. Witnesses:

H. B. HAMMOND, H. J. MILLER.

